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Apostle Kwabena Owusu Agyei, Founder and Leader of the Hezekiah Apostolic Payer Ministry, who allegedly threatened to kill Mrs Jean Mensah, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court.

The self-styled man of God is also said to have insulted President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

He has been charged with threat of death, offensive conduct to the breach of peace, and possessing narcotic drug.

He is said to have threatened the life of Mrs Jean Mensah after insulting her and the President.

He has denied all the charges and would make his next appearance on June 23.

Police Sergeant Frederick Sarpong, told the court presided over by Mr Emmanuel Essandoh that the accused, on Thursday, June 4, made a live video of himself on Facebook and YouTube threatening to kill the EC Chairperson if she went ahead with the compilation of the new voters register.

In the same video, he rained insults on Mrs Mensah and the President.

The Prosecution said, the police got a copy of the video, obtained a court order, and arrested him at GREDA Estates, Nungua, where he was speaking to radio journalists in an interview.

A search conducted on him, uncovered a quantity of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.